Short sleep duration, snoring and subjective sleep insufficiency are independent factors associated with both falling asleep and feeling sleepiness while driving

Internal Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 3253-3259

  Abe, Takashi ^a,b,c,d   Komada, Yoko ^a,b   Inoue, Yuichi ^a,b  

^a NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drowsiness; Drowsy driving; Motor vehicle crash; Short sleep duration; Sleep apnea syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APNEA; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRIVER; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP TIME; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP STAGES; SNORING; TIME FACTORS; TOKYO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870914154     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7518     Document Type: Article

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